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Evergine vs Flax Engine

Both stand on game engine software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Evergine

Free plan AndroidiPhoneLinux+3

Evergine offers a free, cross-platform 3D engine with extensive rendering and Studio tools. Developers should check its Windows, graphics-card, Visual Studio, and source-code licensing requirements before adoption.

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Flax Engine

Free plan AndroidiPhoneLinux+3

Flax Engine combines 3D rendering, world-building, scripting and multiplayer tools across a broad set of targets. Check the experimental web limitations and commercial royalty terms before choosing it.

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The facts

	Evergine	Flax Engine
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	Android, iPhone, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows	Android, iPhone, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
Lowest paid plan	Priority Support (yearly): €18 a year	Free or on request
Plans published	7	2
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	evergine.com	flaxengine.com
On game engine software	#23 of 92	#19 of 92

Evergine: what it does well

Free plan includes all Evergine features
Targets Windows, web, UWP, Linux, Android, and iOS
Physically based rendering and physics simulation
Studio supports scene and HLSL editing
No usage monitoring or registration required

What to know first

Closed-source engine
Source-code access requires a paid plan
Studio requires a DirectX 11-compatible graphics card
Windows 10 or 11 officially supported

Flax Engine: what it does well

Full Editor source code is provided.
Supports C++, C# and visual scripting.
Includes multiplayer networking APIs.
Supports a range of desktop, mobile and console targets.
Free for non-commercial or educational use.

What to know first

Web support is experimental.
Web lacks C# scripting and video playback.
Commercial releases pay a 4% royalty above the stated threshold.

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